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  • Just Think About It

    Are Brain Interfaces the Next Stage of Wearables? Is this sensor fusion delusion or will mind control really make it mainstream? London-based innovation studio This Place has created a brain-computer ...

  • Children’s Wear

    Thinking Small in Wearables Cute or creepy? Is it just too close to call? Yesterday, LG introduced KizON, a chunky, colourful, plastic-filled wearable gadget that keeps kids connected to their ...

  • Philips’ Brand New Phone (Made by Sang Fei)

    Europe's Contribution to Handsets: Logos It could be called the European Mobile Crisis. In record time, Europe has gone from a leadership position in handsets to practically zero market share, ...

  • Some Light Work in Homeland Security

    Will the Smart Home Be Too Much Maintenance? In the age of the Internet of things, simplicity sometimes comes at the price of complexity. Some very everyday objects suddenly need ...

  • It’s Time for One Wireless Charging Spec

    The Power of Standards. The Standards of Power. The handset industry is in the middle of another power struggle. Handset manufacturers used proprietary chargers and interfaces before device charging was ...

  • A Giga Deal for Qualcomm

    Wireless Gigabit Access Going Mainstream One long-term vision of many smartphone makers is to enable mobile devices to replace other gadgets in the home and office, including laptops, game consoles ...

  • Too Much of a Good Thing

    More Competing Standards for Connecting Things Google, Apple, and Microsoft are staking out their territories in the post-PC era, each officially supporting the development of competing connectivity frameworks. This is ...

  • The Battle of the Bulb

    GE's $15 Smart Bulb Is a Big Win for ZigBee The Internet of things begins here: with the flick of a switch. The smart home is currently a rat's nest ...

  • The Life Digital with Arnaud Gagneux

    Can You Live without Paper-Based Processes? We all know that the paperless office, an idea that's been around for more than 30 years, doesn't exist. Some say that it's unlikely ...

  • Building an Ecosystem for 4K

    It'll Take More Than Great Pictures for Ultra HD TVs to Succeed Over the weekend I popped into the John Lewis store at Bluewater and made my way up to ...